Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
For sure the teams would not re-enter the cars without the possibility to gain points.

Another thing to consider is that up until the 90's, the cars were serviced between every stage (and more often still in the early 00's). Now they have to do up to 80 km of stages and even more of liaison between two services. That's still endurance racing!
The reality is the sport has to offer maximum value for money for both the manufacture and the spectators. We aren’t in a position where we have so many entries it doesn’t matter if half the cars aren’t running on the last day.
While I like the meritocracy of out means out, I also as a spectator want to see all WRC cars running wherever possible to maximise my spectating experience, and the teams won’t run them unless there is something tangible to be gained from doing so.